Tomato Banana orange: characteristics and description of the variety, yield reviews photo who planted

Greenhouse tomato Banana orange has gained popularity in Central Russia. It was bred by selection for a given climatic zone. The tomato has a rich color, pleasant taste with a slight sourness. It got its name due to the similarity of the bunch of ripe fruits with a bunch of bananas in shape and color.

Tomato Banana is an indeterminate plant, up to 1.5 meters high. A plant with a strong stem, leaves similar to a tomato. Not bushy. Forms inflorescences above 8-9 leaves, each of which has about eight fruits.

The characteristics and description of the variety describe the fact that the plant begins to bear fruit 90-100 days after seed germination. Elongated, uniform vegetables of pearly orange color have a pleasant honey taste, there is a slight tomato sourness. Fruits weighing up to 100-150 g each, 5-7 cm long, fleshy, with a small amount of seeds. The yield per bush reaches 3.5 kilograms.

The fruits are used raw, added to hot dishes, appreciated for making juices and pasta. The thin peel, which does not crack, and the small size of the fruit make it an effective canning tomato. Heat treatment does not reduce the amount of vitamins in the final product.

Benefits of growing a variety

The lab-bred Orange Banana has special characteristics that make it different from others:

• differ in average yield from one bush;
• fruits throughout the warm season;
• has a rich taste;
• attractive colors;
• looks like a plum;
• resistant to common tomato diseases - late blight, cladosporiosis, fusariosis;
• stored for a long time after removal from the bush, can ripen in a dark, cool place;
• fruits on bushes planted at the same time also ripen together, which makes it convenient to preserve them. At one time, you can pick up to 30-40 fruits from a bush;
• in more favorable climatic zones it is grown in open ground, in the warm summer period with a slight loss in yield it is also grown in central Russia.

Tomatoes of this variety are well used for sale, as they are distinguished by a long shelf life, uniform ripening, and a pleasant taste.During transportation, they do not rot, do not crumple, while maintaining a marketable appearance. For home use, they are also stored for a long time without creating special conditions for storage.

Features of plant care

Tomato seeds with good germination are planted in mid-March for seedlings. They must be treated with a solution of potassium permanganate or Zircon. The soil is chosen not acidic, previously disinfected with potassium permanganate. It can be purchased at a store or prepared in advance from a mixture of earth with humus, sand, peat, ash.

For seed germination, a capacity up to 2 cm deep is sufficient. Having received the first well-developed leaf, the plant should be transplanted. A peat or paper container with a diameter of 15 centimeters is best for seedlings. If you planted seeds in individual containers, transplantation is not required.

Planting in a greenhouse is carried out at the age of seedlings of about 65 days, by mid-May. When used outdoors - when the threat of cold weather has passed. The variety tolerates the transplant well, almost does not get sick. The staggered landing order is most often used in connection with the wide development of the root system. For the same reason, it is necessary to maintain a distance between plants of 50 centimeters, between beds - from 60 cm. You can plant seedlings in a two-row way.

Tomato bush should be formed with one stalk, removing stepchildren every ten days. Be sure to tie plants on pre-prepared supports.

These requirements often apply to tomatoes and will not create any problems in caring for the plant.

Plant disease prevention

Protect plants of Banana orange tomato varieties from pests should be done in advance by spraying with copper sulphate. For the purpose of prevention, the mode of ventilation of the greenhouse, watering and loosening the earth is observed. This is evidenced by the reviews of those who planted.

The plant is initially protected from Fusarium and Cladosporiosis. They are not afraid of late blight, in which parasites spread to the entire plant. To prevent the spread of aphids, mites, wireworms, special preparations are used.

The variety requires regular feeding of the plant, about once every 10-15 days. Using different drugs or folk infusions, you can improve the volume and quality of the crop. Particular attention should be paid to plants during flowering and fruit ripening.

Tomato variety Banana orange is popular for indoor use. It has a stable yield. Fruits differ in original taste, a coloring, a form. In the care of the plant does not require special skills, not demanding. In warmer climates, it has also been grown outdoors with virtually no yield loss.

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